We get a lot of questions about our NTG whiteboards. Because in our office, we let our staff write on the walls. Our engineers can brainstorm over nearly every inch of National Technologies HQ on fully-functioning floor-to-ceiling whiteboard walls.

As Day 1 of TechEd Australia 2013 approaches, here are some tips from National Technologies Group to help you make the most of your registration fee.

1) Bring a portable charger

Battery power is precious at TechEd. Let your devices die and you'll miss out on the wild second dimension of the conference taking place online. Don't live a TechEd half-life; bring a backup portable charger. Portable power packs can give you the battery boost you will need to tweet, record and network your way through the conference.

National Technologies Group launches NTGblog, a place to share information about the market, trends and, of course, our knowledge and experience accumulated during these 19 years in the field.

The idea is to gather our clients, partners, vendors and everyone else interested in an environment open to discuss technology. In this way, you will know us better and we will learn from you!

You can expect to read high quality articles written by our IT specialists. It will be about virtualizations, enterprise storage, data management and protection, infrastructure solutions, network system to mention a few.

And NTGblog is just one of the many actions aiming to develop closer relationship with you all. We are also active on Facebook, Twiiter, and Linked In. Take a minute and find us there!

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For example, the IT department of a small business is likely to have issues keeping up with maintenance, helping those in need of assistance, and implementing major projects. There’s just not enough time in the day to make all of this happen regularly. Through co-managed IT, you can outsource specific roles to National Technologies Group to ensure it all goes off without a hitch. The end result is a more focused in-house team that can handle their primary responsibilities while the rest is handled by trusted IT experts. To learn more, reach out to us at +61295186000.